Predictions of the effects of El Niño events on U.S. winter weather could become a lot more accurate using the results of a new study, according to the authors of the article published in Journal of Climate. El Niño conditions are typically monitored through a network of buoys that measure sea...
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New El Niño Signal Could Improve Winter Weather Predictions
February 14, 2013 |
Journal of Climate
EPA‘s Climate Change Adaption Plan Out for Comment
February 14, 2013 |
EPA
Weather Extremes and Climate Change Threaten National Security
February 14, 2013 |
Harvard University Center for the Environment
The risk of major societal disruption from extreme weather and climate events is expected to increase over the next few years, according to a recent report published by Harvard University. Stresses from...
Climate Change Creating Many Challenges for Wildlife
February 8, 2013 |
National Wildlife Federation
Large wildfires in the Southwest U.S., combined with climate changes, are creating an ideal situation for ecosystem transitions, producing challenges for conserving species, according to a new report by the National...
Intensifying Precipitation Extremes Documented
February 8, 2013 |
Journal of Climate
Extreme precipitation events have been increasing in strength over the past century due to increasing temperatures, according to a new report published in the Journal of Climate. Using observations of precipitation since 1900 from stations around the world, the authors performed statistical analyses to...
2012 Wildfires Largest Per Fire
February 8, 2013 |
NOAA/National Interagency Fire Center
Last year set a record in the U.S. for the most acres burned per wildfire since detailed recordkeeping began in 2000, with an average fire size of 137.1 acres out of more than 67,000 fires, according to the State of the Climate from NOAA and the National Interagency Fire Center. In total number of acres...
Renewable Energy Grows as Energy Use Shrinks
February 8, 2013 |
Bloomberg New Energy Finance/Business Council for Sustainable Energy
Total U.S. energy use fell 6.4 percent between 2007 and 2012, largely driven by advances in energy efficiency. This is according to a new factbook, produced by Bloomberg New Energy Finance and commissioned by the Business Council...
Warming May Delay Monsoon
January 31, 2013 |
Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres
As the climate continues to warm, North American Monsoon precipitation will likely decrease in the early season (June-July) and increase in the late season (September-October), according to a new publication accepted to the Journal of Geophysical Research. Using model simulations, the authors analyzed the...
Global Warming to Increase CA Coastal Flooding
January 31, 2013 |
U.S. Global Change Research Program
The frequency of flooding is expected to substantially increase over the 21st century in coastal California due to heavier rainfall from warming-induced intensification of the hydrologic cycle, sea-level rise, and storm surge. A new technical report, produced as input to the 2013...
Drought, Not Bark Beetles, Increase Fire Risk
January 31, 2013 |
Natural Areas Journal
Contrary to what was previously believed, authors of a new study published in Natural Areas Journal find that bark beetle outbreaks do not substantially increase the risk of fire in lodgepole pine and spruce-fir forests. In fact, beetle outbreaks may even decrease the risk of fire by creating gaps in the forest canopy,...